We all saw it coming.

[Viradiance]

Shuriken Toss Assassination nerfed in 5.1.

• Seal Fate When you critically strike with a single-target melee attack that generates combo points, you gain an additional combo point on your target.

There is however a nice buff to Rogue ranged damage via Shuriken Toss.

• Shuriken Toss damage is doubled against targets greater than 10 yards away.

Source: 5.1 build 56173

[Bozzy]

Great.. instead of mobility we gain more ranged dmg.
fck this patch.

[Deleted]

It was a matter of time. At least the nerf is elegant. But the double damage past 10 yards is...interesting.

[Uko]

Lol id laugh if the double damage past 10 yards creates some deadly throw abomination of a rotation.

[Viradiance]

Lol id laugh if the double damage past 10 yards creates some deadly throw abomination of a rotation.

New plan. Farm stacks upon stacks of Savory Deviate Delights. Go into LFR in the Ninja costume, spam Shuriken Toss / Deadly Throw. Top meters? Profit.

[Deleted]

At least they eliminated the possibility of ST turning into a rotation-breaking ability. That's a good thing, in my book.

[Phurox]

Are many using shuriken for pvp?

[Viradiance]

Are many using shuriken for pvp?

It's more or less the only choice. It's very powerful in PVP, if only to keep Recuperate and Crippling rolling from forever away.

[Deleted]

Are many using shuriken for pvp?

Just for the ranged snare. I often see it hitting for 2-5k so there isn't much point in spamming it for the damage.

[Koji2k11]

why did they have to nerf it ?

[Deleted]

why did they have to nerf it ?

People were experimenting with using it as a new combo point builder. My guess is, they wanted to eliminate any possibility of us doing so.

[Viradiance]

People were experimenting with using it as a new combo point builder. My guess is, they wanted to eliminate any possibility of us doing so.

"Why make current combo builders better when you can nerf the really shitty but less shitty alternative?"

-Blizzard Logic.

[Synexlol]

Does it only proc utility poison?

[Coldkil]

"Why make current combo builders better when you can nerf the really shitty but less shitty alternative?"

-Blizzard Logic.

Yeah, pretty much. Anyway thinking about how to spam ST into a rotation was makeing me creep.

[shalnath]

Did anyone else notice the massive buff to Cheat Death? I'm honestly floored. It's finally going to live up to its name.

Edit: For some reason it didn't get included on the front page when they converted everything to make it easier to read.

Here's what it said:

When you receive damage that would otherwise kill you, are are instead brought to no less than 10% of your maximum health, and all damage received is reduced by 80% for 3 seconds. This cannot occur more than once every 90 seconds.

[Viradiance]

Did anyone else notice the massive buff to Cheat Death? I'm honestly floored. It's finally going to live up to its name.

Edit: For some reason it didn't get included on the front page when they converted everything to make it easier to read.

Here's what it said:

I'm not sure if you're being sarcastic?

Live tooltip.

An attack that would otherwise be fatal will instead reduce you no lower than 10% of your maximum health, and damage taken will be reduced by 80% for 3 sec. This effect cannot occur more than once per 90 seconds.

I see no difference other than a slight change of wording?

[shalnath]

Sorry, the sarcasm was probably a little too heavy there. I mean maybe the tooltip change will also come with the ability actually working how it is described, but I doubt it.

[Avengerx]

I think he/she? was being sarcastic

[Viradiance]

Sorry, the sarcasm was probably a little too heavy there. I mean maybe the tooltip change will also come with the ability actually working how it is described, but I doubt it.

Okay, cool. You just know how Sarcasm translates over the internet. I wasn't sure if I was missing something or not.

[Koji2k11]

guess i have to use the other 2 shitty lvl 90 talents then good job blizzard i could also just unlearn the lvl 90 talent ...